Hadjod/Pirandai: Best of Calcium rich foods for Bones in India 

As a South African of Indian descent we have sadly lost many valuable pieces of our heritage.I am so grateful to have come across your video teaching us from the basics, look forward to seeing more of your amazing content. ❤

When indians went to Fiji islands, they took this plant with them. We used it for bone healing

Love the way she explained you are Very smart Lady!!! Love from Darjeeling

I am a Tamilian aware of Pirandai and thogayal. But my aha is for all scientific information and research details that you mentioned. Hats off.

Madam, you have explained so precisely.

I usually make it with curry leaves, urad dhal ,pepper, red chillies, ginger, mustard, asafoetida, tamarind and jaggery. Once a week. Amazing. I also add tender stems while grinding dosa batter.

Fully informative! I have hadjod growing from cuttings I've taken from neighbors and have used the hadjod tablet s for healing fractures with great recovery rates, but had no idea how to use the fresh plant. Before the cooking class you've given a full description and links to research papers? So complete. You're amazing ! I'm subscribing before I've even finished the entire video

I have 2 varieties of this plant from many years. We use the crushed plant mixed with turmeric and apply it on the inner wounds, sprains etc. My ayurvedic doctor told me he uses the paste of it mixed with turmeric as some ointment. Also we can dip it in the gram floor mixture and fry it. It is enjoyed as snacks. Thank your for sharing🙏🌷

Thanks Madam for this vedio. In Sri Lanka we call it " Heerassa " I was looking for how to eat it. I was experiencing bad earaches from time to time in my childhood. Once My mother put two or three drops of coconut oil to this stem . Slightly heated it from coconut oil lamp and put it to my ear. It got healed . 20 years later one gentleman told me that if you use this for earaches will never return. Then only I realized that was the last time i had painful earache. 😊

Namaste Didi. I bought this plant last year during sale of ayurvedic plants, but didn't know how to use it. Now too it's growing so well. I threw away so much of it as it was growing n growing. This sms is from that perrendai part, telling me don't throw me away. You will need me more now. God is always on my side i believe. Abundant wishes to you and gratitude didi

Glad i found an English video about this plant. Thank you

Wow! I took a bit of the stem on my way for a walk from someone's garden and grew it for its aesthetic beauty, they had like a curtain of it in their verandah. A Few months later when I walked the same way, the plant was no longer there, so I asked them. They said they were fed up of it and uprooted the entire plant.. I was so happy that I had it already growing, didn't tell them though, it's a very rare plant and not seen it anywhere else, now I will especially go, show them the video, and give them a piece of the plant. Thanks for this amazing information.😊

You are so passionate and kindful, may be you are a teacher or from teaching community, thank you Amma

I have this plant in my garden , ready to harwest. Knowing the importance of the plant searched for recipies and found this one ....Thanks for sharing Subscribed n waiting for next

My wife prepared pirandai for my bones fracture healing which involved clavicle, scapula and 9 ribs fractures.

I remember in my childhood days my aunt used to use it to tie on broken chicken bones, n it used to heal very fast.She had the plant, n we as kids used to find it funny she used to grow all this,but hasn't seen it anywhere in ages.

Nice , Usually I remove joints and slice with scissors and roast in gingelly oil with little salt. If we use our hands to peel , it is very irritating. (Roasting in gingelly oil and adding tamarind removes itching sensation in mouth.

Now, my eyes will roam everytime I go nursary. I need to plant it on my terrace

Namaskaram. 🙏 My gratefulness for sharing this precious knowledge! ☀ Samuel from Brazil. 🇧🇷

I have it growing in my garden... never consumed it though... definitely going to try this recipe 👍🏻

I like the use of hadjod, I am from Gujarat southern part. Recently I had a fractured shoulder ball dr. Put plates to join bone, I searched for hadjod plant and ultimately found and it's growing. Thanks for video that shows actual useful information .

I have had this plant for quite some time but I didn't know how to use it. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Will try it out immediately.

In Telugu we call as nalleru. My grand mother used to make chutney with this when ever our digestion was wrong. Good taste if you make with green chillis n onions.

Ah haa.. hi madam im after a holiday from New Zealand n came across a new friend in church after a long chat about her fall n hip being replaced Showed your video n she had this plant today being Sunday My new friend brought to church n I planted it n had a few leaves with my dinner Feels good Thank God He provided it❤

I have it in a pot in my garden. Now I shall put a few stems in the garden. Thank u

This is the true and soul purpose of having the presence of RU-vid. This more of a lecture than a diy or cooking video. I sincerely watched the entire video like a student i was used to be during my schooling. Thankyou, madam.

Awesome way of explaining. Very very happy that I came across this particular episode. I'm currently having hadjod in tablet form because of a fracture in my right foot. Yesterday I discussed this plant with my friends. And I was told we could make chutney with it.. Imagine my surprise when this popped up in front of me.. 😂❤🎉

I had this plant in my garden in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). I didn't know about it's medicinal qualities until I saw your video. Thank you very much.🙏🙏👍👍🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing about piranda. I have a small plant of piranda but did not how to cook it now l know. I was also worried about the side effects it may give if consumed as l am allergic to some plants, now l am brave enought to try it. Warm greetings from Malaysia. ❤❤❤🙏🏼

I had it 10 years ago in my garden, knew that it was for bones but did not know how to use it. This video made me miss this plant now.

Yes mam this is a "aha " moment for me. Very informative. Please upload more videos like these

From planting ,harvesting, to cooking and replanting. Wow ,so so thorough. Left no room for doubts. I have this chutney often. I grow it pots in my balcony

I grow Perandai at home and make chutney regularly. It's not only healthy but tasty as well.

Aha .... I am already having it planted in my home garden .... but not knowing how to get benefits .... now I know ... Thanks to you for this video.

Succinctly, smoothly, successfully explained. Thanks NDT! 👍🏻😊👌🏼

😅I really had the aahha reaction.I was not about to uproot the plant because I planted it in my balcony as a showcase plant,but worried the way it it was spreading. I knew it was edible but didn't dare to cook. After listening to you ma'am now I am surely going to try the yummy yummy recipe. I am suffering from the ailments mentioned. First time got such a detailed information and an enriching recipe too. Thank you ma'am 🙏

Thanks for the video! The introduction was like a revelation! Sadly, I've never seen this at any veggie vendors stall! Nor with any horticulturist/ plant nursery! Maybe i didn't look carefully enough! Now I know what it looks like! There are a lot of secret treasures in tamilnadu!

Have personally witnessed the miraculous results on my 80 year old mother. The plant is a low maintenace plant and easy to grow.

I have never seen this plant till date, thanks for making the video

I come from Oraon tribe from Chhattisgarh. My ancestors have been using hadjod and passed to us. When the bone is broken or fractured we use hadjod.

Very humble and informative video 👌👏👏

Lengthy video but good information specially when you use science along with traditional knowledge.. last was the best when you told how to grow them at home 🙏

I made the chutney, turned out super good, instead of pepper, I added green chilies

Thanks to you and your culture rich family for showing the importance and use of the wonder plant known to us from eons.. i can see much of such knowledge is very much lost from own new age mothers ❤🙏🙏❤

❤ Namaskar ur absolutely right in remote areas of Chhattisgarh Tribals are use Hadjod for healing of bone cracks successfully i am witness of these practices

I have seen this at a plant show but didn't know how to use it . Thanks for sharing

Hello! Sujata very informative video. I have seen this plant in my friends house. She said it is Tamil plant. She didn't know about the benefits. Definitely I am going to search for the plant for my balcony garden. Happy to see you. 👍😀👌👌✋

Salute from chandigarh AMMA.

I'm growing this plant and actually used it as a capsule type of form. It helps me a lot on damaged left hip fractures . Thank you for the food recipe and additional details about this wonderful plant ❤

Never eat pirandai raw. It burns the throat.

It's good for digestion and digestive system. To some extent helps to flatten belly. We regularly prepare chutney (paste), mix it with ghee in hot rice and eat. Very delicious. Rich in calcium and minerals. Before preparing any dish out of it fry it in little oil after removing the joints till it becomes pale and starts cracking. One piece is enough to grow in pots. Simply put the joint portion in the soil slightly slanting and put little water regularly and it grows. .

Mam can u plz suggest something strong to maintain B12,something natural without going through all those injections & medicines pure veg it will be really very helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Yes. Ma'am...it was a "ahaa"moment when I saw word hadjod. Thank u for all the information.

Than k you madam for giving good knowledgeto learn.

Thank you so much . I was not knowing any kitchen use of this plant .I do know the medicinal use.My neighbour from North India has used this for my ankle twist in my childhood.But he has not told any it can be consumed. Thank a lot again . I did have bought it since it grew enormously so last year only three it put. Now I realised that I did a big mistake.

Thank you madam for introducing us to this recipe 🙏

Thanks for sharing this info.Thorughly enjoyed the clarity and the excellent communication skills of yours.I just happened to scroll through & good I got to watch this.God bless you.

Super. Did not know about this plant and its benefits. I used to throw it as weed, alas wasted lot of benefits to my family. Thanks for your explanation.❤❤

Thank you for this video, never knew such wonderful benefits of this hadjod

In Andhrapradesh we call it Nalleru, we make chutney and vadiums.Very delicious.High in calcium.

Wonderful presentation thank you Sujatha

Namaste Sujataji. You have made an amazing video. I feel so lucky to have cone across this video. The information you gave is so clear, easy to follow and understand for anyone. Moreover, you have written instructions and names etc, which is again so very helpful. Thanks a lot.❤

Mam can this be ground and apply on the place of pain ? Or should it be only consumed?

Never knew that the leaves are edible. Thank you.

Thanks madam I will definitely grow this plant in my garden and cook it as well.

I never know. For. This amazing plant. From Ahmedabad

I have this plant in my garden, but I don't know ,how useful it is😊

Insightful video! You must have been a teacher.

Very useful and informative. Had never heard of it. I am from Kerala. Couldn't find such a plant in any garden😂

Such a nice & informative video 👍👍 Seeing this Ayurvedic info rich movie, I subscribed immediately.

We also prepare this during shraddh, but use ghee for frying and we use also til in the chutney.instead of moong dal we use til.

Omg ma'am thank God i found your channel today. I have this plant growing in my house and i never knew its benefits.

Wonderfully explained. Our regular vegetable vendor got it yesterday alongwith other leafy vegetables. It looked so different. He sold a small bunch for Rs 10. The chutney, indeed , looks yummy. Will definitely make it the way you showed it. Thank you very, very much.

Very very informative. God blessed us so much plants and species as medicine. Kindly detail on "Paederia Foetida" . In eastern part we call it as "Prasaruni".

Have this plant in my garden but didn't know it's benefits thanks a lot for ur guidance

Very much important information about our Indian plants and it's use in our food. Thanks a lot

Thank you for a very informative video. I wish our botany departments add all such useful plants in a syllabus to make botany students industry ready and not just going to teaching jobs.

Good. We add sesame seeds also while grinding. You are correct we made this for shraddham.

I am from Chittagong Bangladesh my grandmother used the tree and on the roof of our house at least one round moat my grandmother said this tree was planted 50 years ago and it was there for 50 years the roof of our building is almost 100 years old. We removed that tree due to its bad condition. My grandmother died six months ago at the age of 100. Anyway, I saw my grandmother until she was 80 years old. She used to make various things from this tree. Harbhanga and some people say the name of the plant as in Hindi. When we had many cows and goats in our house, the bones of the cows and goats were broken or cracks were created due to riding in the field. Goat bones were put on top of the broken parts like Wendy used to put together the broken bones anyway he used to make them as you said in the video also we had many kinds of medicine in our back garden he used to make all kinds of medicine things together now everything is lost due to weather changes Because of this, many medicines have lost their effectiveness, but no one in our family knows now. I got to know from you today আমি বাংলাদেশের চট্টগ্রাম থেকে এসেছি আমার দাদী গাছটি ব্যবহার করতেন এবং আমাদের বাড়ির ছাদে অন্তত একটি গোল পরিখা আমার দাদী বলেছিলেন এই গাছটি 50 বছর আগে লাগানো হয়েছিল এবং এটি 50 বছর ধরে ছিল আমাদের ভবনের ছাদ প্রায় 100 বছর। পুরাতন খারাপ অবস্থার কারণে আমরা গাছটি সরিয়ে দিয়েছি। আমার ঠাকুমা ছয় মাস আগে 100 বছর বয়সে মারা গেছেন। যাইহোক, আমি আমার নানীকে 80 বছর বয়স পর্যন্ত দেখেছি। তিনি এই গাছ থেকে বিভিন্ন জিনিস তৈরি করতেন। হরভাঙ্গা এবং কিছু লোক গাছটির নাম হিন্দিতে বলে। আমাদের বাড়িতে যখন অনেক গরু-ছাগল ছিল তখন মাঠে চড়ার কারণে গরু-ছাগলের হাড় ভেঙ্গে যায় বা ফাটল সৃষ্টি হয়। ছাগলের হাড় ভাঙ্গা অংশের উপরে রাখা হত যেমন ওয়েন্ডি ভাঙ্গা হাড়গুলিকে একত্রিত করত যেভাবেই হোক সে সেগুলি তৈরি করত যেমন আপনি ভিডিওতে বলেছেন আমাদের পিছনের বাগানে অনেক ধরণের ওষুধ ছিল সে সব ধরণের ওষুধ তৈরি করতেন সবকিছু মিলে এখন আবহাওয়ার পরিবর্তনের কারণে সবকিছু হারিয়ে গেছে এই কারণে, অনেক ওষুধ তাদের কার্যকারিতা হারিয়েছে, কিন্তু এখন আমাদের পরিবারের কেউ জানে না। আজ আপনার কাছ থেকে জানতে পারলাম

Very informative and well explained mam.Thanks 😊

So sweet of you to let us know, from jammu, does it grow here.

Will look for this plant. Enormous bounty of nature for human well-being.

Wow I want this plant immediately 💚🙏💚 #Vegan 💚💚💚

Thanks madam. Listening you was a great academic experience even at 80+. I was rather am a teacher. You are a great teacher.

Glad to come across such wonderful video, explained very nicely about the wonder plant. Now, I will look for this plant. Thanks for sharing the video

Thanks mam.i ve this hadjod but never tried. I've severe leg problems from this year. I'll try this recipe. Thanks so much mam

Thanks for sharing..not had any idea about this plant..will get one and start using.. having started getting very severe pain in my knees.

Thanks a lot .I have it in my garden but didn't know much of it.

Thank you mam, really I need this chutney for my bones. T Q

Very good explanation Pl convey climate needed for upbringing plant max to min, clay needed in captions with the quantity of consumptions. With limitations. Thanks All the best T.C.

In my field, these plants were in 1000s in number. These grow and spread like wild fire. We called it Haddjod. Recently, we had to remove them.

That was quite a revelation! This has really been growing as a weed or show plant in my garden. Didn't know it had such medicinal properties. It was quite an AHA moment for me. Thank you so much. Will try this chutney soon ❤

Your channel and your delivery is so vivid and with huge clarity. Congratulations

I have it in my house. We call it Changalam paranda in malayalam. We make chammanthi. And chammanthi is different from chutney. And also make a oil with it for pain in joints. Both chammanthi And oil are used especially when it's rainy season and winter. Coz that's the time it's cold and all the old joint pains and back pains comes back.

I never knew, would love to own this plant

Thank You, in Kerala we use this for Chammandi Podi which is an integral part of our meal at home everyday.Great for the immunity.

I have a lot of this plant growing in my home garden as an ornamental plants but I did not know it could be consumed. I knew it was a bone healer but was not sure how to use it. Thanks a lot for explaining it's health benefits in details 🙏

Thank you very much for sharing.i know the plant and knew the properties of hud jod but i did not know this itself was hud jod.it will be very very tasty unless fried properly its itching almost killed ne so no dare to use.you fried only for 5min that too so big pieces so no itching?i had chopped into very small pieces and fried for long time but still effected.please guide

I have it in my garden and I try to use it atleast once a week

We know how to use one but did not know about all these benefits. Thank you v much mam. please share as much information as you know .